Only one made, the John Van Hamersveld Canvas for the Summer of Love 40th Anniversary in mint condition. Made especially for the Open Art Show at Michael Thompson Gallery in San Francisco on August 23rd, 2007. An authentic, one of a kind canvas print verified to me on Mar 13th of this year. I was told by the artist's wife the frame alone was worth over $200 and the canvas print over $400 when it was first made in 2007. Beautifully accented at the bottom right with the "authentic signature" and on the back his hand written signature in black ink.  

John Van Hamersveld has been producing images that have defined the visual representation of surf and rock ‘n’ roll culture for over 50 years. Starting off his career with the immensely successful movie poster for The Endless Summer in 1966, Van Hamersveld’s influence on the world of graphic images was immediately profound. From there he moved on to produce over 300 album covers, including designs for the Beatles’ American pressing of the Magical Mystery Tour, the Rolling Stones’ Exile On Main St., Jefferson Airplane’s Crown of Creation, Grateful Dead’s Skeletons in the Closet, Blondie’s Eat to the Beat, KISS’ Hotter Than Hell, the Beach Boys’ Wild Honey, and the Doors’ An American Prayer. In addition to these iconic album covers, Van Hamersveld also drafted the world famous image of Jimi Hendrix for his Pinnacle show at the Shrine Auditorium in 1968 along several other unforgettable show posters for Cream, Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, Traffic, the Jeff Beck Group, and Buffalo Springfield. Van Hamersveld’s influence in the world of graphic images has remained active all the way to the present day, mere examples including his mural for the 1984 Olympic games in Los Angeles and the eye-popping images for the 2009 Billabong Pipeline Masters. Van Hamersveld’s drawing style and design prowess has not only shaped how we visually understand these various West Coast counter culture movements, but it also greatly influenced artists working today, including Shepard Fairey, who notes Van Hamersveld as one of the most prominent influences on his own stylistic development.

This is a rare one time only canvas printing. All his work is done primarily on archival paper, but this was the only canvas print made in his studio for the Summer of Love Anniversary Open Art Show at the Michael Thompson Gallery in 2007. First and Only Canvas Printing for the Summer of Love 40th Anniversary.